Botanical Medicine
Radiate health from the inside out
Enjoy customized formulas, gentle remedies, action steps for vibrant health, and both Chinese & Western herbs just for you.
Your Herbal Consultation
Herbal consultations are included in your acupuncture treatment.
Or, book your online consultation for a full health assessment, written list of suggestions, and individualized treatment plan.
Herbs are sold separately, and not included in the consultation fee. Your unique formula may include herbal granules, teas/ infusions, tinctures, and/ or topical applications.
- Book your first appointment here.
- Receive a welcome email. Complete & return new patient paperwork before your consult.
- Assessment: We'll discuss your health history, lifestyle & goals in detail.
- Treatment: Discuss your customized treatment plan, which may include herbs, exercises, and more.
- Purchase, grow, or gather your herbs.
- Take recommended herbs regularly.
- Follow lifestyle & other recommendations.
- Book your next appointment. See you soon!
How to Take Botanical Medicine
Internal Botanical Medicine
Botanical medicines are extracted/ prepared in different ways. Follow your prescribed dosage/ frequency.
Tea/ infusion | Often lighter parts, like leaves/ flowers. Place dried herbs into hot water. Steep 10- 15 min, then strain & sip. Steep nourishing infusions or overnight infusions 1 oz of dried herb per 1 quart jar overnight, then strain & sip. |
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Decoction | Often heavier parts (ie. roots/ stems), or Chinese formulas. Lightly boil dried herbs for 20- 60 min, then strain & sip. |
Tincture | Plants extracted in alcohol. Click the dropper into your mouth. Dosage varies from 1 drop to 2 dropperfuls. |
Pill | Encapsulated botanical powders/ granules. Swallow with water, following prescribed dosage/ frequency. |
Granule | Individual plants or complete Chinese herbal formulas extracted then suspended in a medium. Place 1-3 tsp into a cup, cover with warm/ hot water, then imbibe following prescribed dosage/ frequency. |
Powder | Dried herbs crushed into a powder. Take with food, mix with water, or roll into honey pills. |
Food | Food is medicine. Understand & eat the nutritional/ medicinal benefits of common foods/ spices. |
Topical Botanical Medicine
Apply as needed/ directed onto your skin/ affected areas.
Oil | Plants infused in different oils. Some oil infusions are for both edible & topical use. |
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Balm/ Salve | Oil infusions hardened with a binding agent, often beeswax. |
Wash | Plants extracted in water (tea/ infusion/ decoction). Cover affected area with extraction- soaked cloth, or immerse affected area in extraction. |
Steam | When hot water extraction is complete, remove from heat, then carefully stand with towel over affected area & extraction for 1- 10 min. |
Poultice/ Plaster | Place crushed plants directly/ indirectly onto affected area. Let sit then remove, or cover with cloth bandage for prolonged exposure. |
Liniment | Plants extracted in alcohol, often for topical use only. Alcohol is absorbed quickly, for fast- acting benefits, often for acute care. |
Other Botanical Medicine
Botanical medicine is both ancient & modern, with continual changes/ discoveries. This is not a comprehensive list.
Growing Plants | Growing plants, botanical identification, & lifelong herb- learning increases access to botanical medicines, and joyous interactions. |
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Essential Oils | Highly concentrated extractions. Only for extremely diluted topical use, or diffused for aromatherapy. Do not ingest. |
Flower Essences | Energetic plant preparations with highly diluted plant material. For internal/ topical use. |
Incense | Incense may be in powder, stick, cone, block, or bundle forms. Burn for fragrance, heat, energetic, or other purposes. |